I began to see myself as someone who can help others understand diversity rather than feeling like a social outcast. Ellen taught me to not care about other people's opinions. She taught me to be truthful. She taught me to be free. I began to live my life in love and complete acceptance. For the first time I had truly accepted myself.

I knew that I was gay, I knew it. I just couldn't see myself as a gay woman, even though that's where my heart was.

I had to find a relationship with someone who could simultaneously make me grow up and keep me forever young.

In high school I had sex with girls quite a few times. They were straight women who I convinced to jump in the sack with me.

If you've looked at all the glamour magazines lately, all the covers are actresses. If they are on those covers, they are going to try to emulate models. That's just the way it is.

I would eat 300 calories a day - a lot of Jell-O and no-sugar everything, of course. I was doing Pilates, weight-training, circuit training; over lunch I would run on a treadmill in my dressing room with a fan on my face so I wouldn't sweat my makeup off.

I'm really attracted to strong women. Let me rephrase that, I'm really attracted to strong female characters.